Pictures!

[elosusa]

Here is a system 80. The system line is available in 80, 120 120xl and 160 currently. The confusing part is what the number represents. Being that these are made in Italy the number represents the cm from left to right. Check the website for the gallons and the other dimensions. The 120xl is a new tank that will be brought to the US and is wider from front to back (120 x 80 x 50 or 47.25 x 31 x 20).
Elos is derived from sole which means sun. Lights are a big part of the product line and in this picture is one of the patented Suncolor lights. These lights use filters to actually change the Kelvin of the light to simulate the sun. A very cool product and very expensive. At the moment the suncolor is available only in 150 watt HQI. Enjoy
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/0suncolor.jpg

[elosusa]

This is a picture taken inside the Rome aquastudio. Because Elos offers a complete line of aquarium products, it is possible to have "mono brand" stores like this. I had the good fortune of visiting some of these stores on a recent trip to Italy and Germany. While all the stores were impressive, I was particulary impressed with the German Aquastudios. As it is well documented, German aquarium products are very nice. Having an Italian company in Germany with this type of store took a lot of work and a very good product, as you can probably imagine. Enjoy
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/0rome.jpg

[tigerarmy40]

those are some awesome looking tanks! and I have read about those lights somewhere before!? I know for sure that I remember something about filters that change the color of the bulb and create the effect of clouds passing by or something! either way nice shots!

[elosusa]

This is actually at my house. I had one of these sent over to play with. As a complete "gear geek", this product caught my eye from the beginning. I use a popular controller made in the US and it has made my life a lot easier. The biotopus is a whole different animal. In this picture I hadn't taken off the protective film. I know I hate when people do that, too. I am usually not one of those guys but for some reason I didn't want one scratch. If you have an ipod, I'm sure you can relate to this fear. Like most of our products performance comes first but it doesn't stop there. The appearance of this thing is very cool even if your not a reef geek. On top of the looks it has things like, SMS module, multiple probe configurations, infrared, LUX meter and the ability to simulate different biotopes. The LUX meter is a great feature because it allows you to actually check your bulbs to see if they need replacement. The SMS module uses a SIM card and you can call your aquarium with commands and it will call you with updates and alarms. Enjoy!
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/0biotopus-II.jpg

[elosusa]

The test kits:

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/113960AquaTest_1_.jpg

A close up of the iodine kit:


http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/113960FotoJodine_1_.jpg

[elosusa]

This is the "end" line of Elos. This picture was taken in one of the shops in Munich that it is mostly a freshwater store. Jesse
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/113960end.jpg

[Detritivore]

hello, around how much will the "systems" cost?

[elosusa]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6556610#post6556610 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Detritivore
hello, around how much will the "systems" cost?
Send me an email and I can give you the estimated price. info@elosusa.com

[elosusa]

Because we sell a complete line of aquarium products we sell entire units at a discount. While we will obviously sell stand alone parts, if you are considering one of our tanks it may be a good idea to look at the entire system if you think you will eventually be buying the rest later. Initially this is one of the things that got me so interested in Elos. When I received the elos system I was amazed how easy it was to setup. The philosophy behind our systems is to enjoy them. Believe me, If I posted my recent tank build you would know I was not the "plug and play" guy. I was the guy who was looking for parts in ever corner of the earth and redesigning everything. Don't even get me started on the PVC collection I have in the garage. If most of us think of our systems, I bet we can come up with at least 10 different companies' parts that make up our system. In my tank downstairs I must have dealt with 5 different vendors and about 20 different companies products. If it is done properly, with a lot of planning, you will have a great setup. The nice thing about Elos is it is designed by people who are making all the pieces fit together. Kind of like buying a hot rod and buying a factory built sports car from Italy. They both can be equally as cool, just 2 different ways to get the performance and look you are after. Ok that was my first offical rant if your keeping score.
With a system you will receive the following:
The tank or "pool" as they call them in Italy. The overflow will be on the right unless it is ordered differently. The overflow is unique and I will attempt to explain it when I get better pics. There is no need for a standpipe on this overflow and one more little secret I will keep until I have pictures.
The stand with a choice of finishes and colors for the doors. The prices I will quote are for the standard laminated stand and door colors. These stands have a unique passive venting system that is both simple and effective. We have custom stands and colors, as well.
The sump. The sump you can see on the website and again it is designed very well complete with a "topoff" reservoir built in.
The patented NS skimmer. I have one of these units and in the new shipment I will be selling the improved model. Since I have not seen the new model I can't say how it works but I know how this one works. I was very happy with my old skimmer and it is in the garage now. Not gonna name names, sorry. I have read all the skimmer threads and they flat out scare me.
Osmobase II for top off. The new level controller that I have not used. I do use the level controller on the biotopus II and it is very nice. The float switch is made with blown glass and has worked well for me.
All tubing and hardware for plumbing. Sorry Home Depot.
The only thing you will need to choose is lighting and if you want to add CA reactor (which will be the improved model). Oh, and you can add clear glass if you choose. The quality of the tanks will impress you and even the standard "float glass" is very nice. The 120, 120xl and 160 have multi piece bottoms and are made with incredible attention to detail.
All right that is it for now. I had a few PMs and emails and this should cover most of that. Thanks for all the interest and response. Jesse

[elosusa]

Here is Aqua Studio Rome. While this store is not very big, it was one of the most impressive. Most everything in this store is made by Elos. The wall unit has a very well designed filtration system and quarantine area. The glass used in the holding tanks are all "clear" (european equivelent of low-iron glass) and the owner and rep. are very knowledgable. Enjoy.
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/113960roma2.jpg

[elosusa]

The little tank in the front is from the End line and it is called "the Ghost". A very cool little tank complete with a 70w MH. You can see the biotopus II in the left hand corner. I would show you pictures of this tank but the Tang Police would come running:D

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/113960roma1.jpg

[elosusa]

These were all taken at Interzoo 2004.
This link has pictures of most of the vendors, including Elos:
http://www.korallenriff.de/28interzoo/

And here are more pictures from the Elos display. Enjoy.
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/113960izoo1.jpg

AQA is a line of products made by Elos.
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/113960izoo2.jpg

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/113960izoo4.jpg

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/113960izoo3.jpg

[connecticut cichlids]

Damn...!I need a store like this in Connecticut!

[glassbox-design]

It's about time someone gets it. Thank you for making tasteful products and raising the bar.

eric&flint

[elosusa]

Just got a few lights that will be fitted with US ballasts and then be submitted to UL. These pictures are a "sneak preview" of the new planet II t5 and the internal portion of the 150w MH with 4 t5s. The planet II has a molded top that can be finished with a variety of colors such as ferrari red. The standard planet II t5 comes with 4 t5s and 2 additional t5s can be added as an option. This fixture pictured has the additional 2 t5s added. The other thing that can be added is an interface that is installed inside the fixture and allows the biotopus II to control this fixture in a variety of ways. The fan on these fixtures is not your normal fan. It is a low speed fan that is very, very quiet. The hanging hardware and the mounts on the fixture allow you to easily angle this light. I don't know why more lights don't have this feature. In the picture of the underside of the t5 you can see a glass shield that removes with 4 screws for bulb replacement/ repair. All our lights come with a 24 month international warranty card with serial number. Enjoy the pictures.

This is the standard finish. Contact me on pricing and other color options. I'll post pics of stand and light combos that are matching.
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/113960t5hood.jpg

You can see the top of the fan through the venting in the middle. Great care has been taken to keep this fixture cool and quiet.
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/113960t5hood2.jpg

Here is the hanging hardware, instructions and warranty card:
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/113960t5hardware.jpg

A portion of the manual for those that asked about this:
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/113960t5manual.jpg

This is the "business side" of the t5 fixture. You can see the glass shield on this unit that can be removed with 4 screws. This fixture does not have the waterproof mounts because of the shield. Our Aquatop does not have the glass shield and it does have the waterproof mounts. This unit also has the 2 additional t5s and the single reflectors are not installed in this picture. The other single reflectors have the protective film on them so I can take a picture without too much "flashback":
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/113960t5bottom.jpg

This is the INTERNAL PARTS of the 150w MH with 4-24w t5s. This internal section fits in the same hood as the above t5 planet II. Again I did not add the 2 extra single reflectors and I left the protective coating on for the photos. Not the most interesting picture but I wanted to show this combination because I think it will be a popular one.
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/113960150wbottom.jpg

This shows the way the wire hanging system mounts to the planet II. This is a very simply and effective way of angling your lights. For people like me, these little adjustments give you something to do ever minute or so
:lol:
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/113960detailt5.jpg

I was pleased to see these were not your standard fans you see,and hear, on most fixtures. These fans are very low speed and are very,very quiet. It is hard to see but you can make out part of the bearing that is on this fan through the vents.
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/113960detailt52.jpg

Well that is it for now. Again, thanks for all the positive response and let me know if you have any questions or comments. Jesse info@elosusa.com

[Fliger]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6682893#post6682893 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by elosusa
The standard planet II t5 comes with 4 t5s and 2 additional t5s can be added as an option. This fixture pictured has the additional 2 t5s added. The other thing that can be added is an interface that is installed inside the fixture and allows the biotopus II to control this fixture in a variety of ways. The fan on these fixtures is not your normal fan. It is a low speed fan that is very, very quiet. The hanging hardware and the mounts on the fixture allow you to easily angle this light.[/email]

Woah. Need ... info .... please .....

Will there be a 6x54W? :eek2:

[CamBarr]

nice pix

[loweryster]

The other thing that can be added is an interface that is installed inside the fixture and allows the biotopus II to control this fixture in a variety of ways

Please explain

Any more info on the suncolor evo?

-Jeremy

[elosusa]

Loweryster and Fliger,
I sent you guys emails with the information you asked about.
The interface and the suncolor EVo are new products that will be introduced at the 2006 InterZoo. The picture of the manual has a little bit on the biotopus II control of the planet II. I will have a lot more information about them after this show. I will attend InterZoo and I will likely do some updates to this forum when I am there in May. Jesse

[loweryster]

Thanks Jesse,
keep us updated

[elosusa]

Well I got some stuff before our container arrives and I thought I would take a few pictures before I pack it up and bring it to a swap I am attending this weekend. I am going to be brief with the descriptions and I will take more pictures when I return. So here it goes....

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/113960150w.jpg
This is the 150w de bulb we make. It is not cheap ($155) and I will see if it lives up to the reputation it has in Europe.

Look what is inside the box. Besides the bulb, of course......( Now I know there are a million jokes I could insert here but I will leave them all alone:lol: )
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/113960150w2-med.jpg



This is a detailed shot of the 120 plus lid. Like all of our acrylic equipment it is beautifully machined out. The part with the red plug is for a ph probe. I will get more pictures of this unit later. This is actually a new model and this is a pre-production model that I was sent. The design will be the same for the production one, just a few different fittings for cosmetic reasons only.
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/113960120plus1-med.jpg

Here are few detailed shots of the NS500 skimmer. You can see how it has a new "flared" out inner chamber to allow it to hold more bubbles to match the output of the injector and eheim 1250. For some people who are trying to figure out how the water gets out, you can see in this picture that the inner chamber ends a few cm's above the outer chamber. The clean water goes under the edge of the inner chamber and out of the outer chamber back to the sump. I hope that helps.
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/113960ns5002-med.jpg
Here is the injector of the NS500 with the cup removed.
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/113960ns5001.jpg

Finally here is the SUMP 400 with the NS500.
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/113960sump4001-med.jpg

Have a great weekend and let me know if you have any questions. Jesse

[CamBarr]

cool sumps jessie what are the stock DIMS??
cb

[elosusa]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7189280#post7189280 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by CamBarr
cool sumps jessie what are the stock DIMS??
cb
The one in the photo is the SUMP 400 matched with a NS 500. The dimensions for the sump are 19 1/4 x 16 x 16.5. These are approx. numbers on the high side. I'll try to get some better shots of the sump. Jesse

[elosusa]

Here is the SUMP 400. The larger 1000 is the same design just larger. On the left is a built in reservoir for top off, which is a great idea. When you buy a complete system you get an osmobase II that would be connected to the silicone tubing in this photo. With the valve ( blue handle) on the left "chamber" you can set the flow rate if you are using the middle chamber to hold carbon, filtra m, etc. The skimmer outlet goes into the removable filter sock and you can also use filter pads (filtra 2) if you prefer a filter pad over a filter sock. Let me know if you have any questions.

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/113960SUMP400-2.jpg

[tangreef68]

i might need to buy some stuff from elos...

[CompNrdCR]

All that I can do is drool

[Ceak]

Jesse,

does elos offer low-iron glass aquariums? (starfire, diamante, etc..)

[elosusa]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8262192#post8262192 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Ceak
Jesse,

does elos offer low-iron glass aquariums? (starfire, diamante, etc..)
We do offer low iron glass as an option which brings up something I should point out. Elos uses a higher quality "float" or standard glass on all standard aquariums so most don't choose to get the low iron upgrade but it is available. Let me know if you have any other questions.

[loweryster]

Ceak

If you saw one of these tanks in person you'd be satisfied with the way they come standard.

[Ceak]

Thanks for the info Jesse.

loweryster

The glass does look nice and clear on the pictures, to the point that I thought it might be low iron but since it didn't specify in the tank specs I had to ask...

I would like to see it in person though... my LFS is planning to carry Elos products so my wish may come true ;)

[Fliger]

Definitely true on the standard low-iron, especially for the 120XL! Everyone who comes over thinks its low-iron. I guess technically it is low"er" iron since its nothing like standard US 1/2" green glass. I have had a couple Starphire tanks in the past and I'd say this is about 80%-90% as clear as that. IIRC I had Jesse take some pictures of different objects behind the glass so I could see. :lol:

[joetbs]

David, good thing we got the only "Crystal" 120xl. It's insane.

We have a system 80 & 60 that should be here friday. Can't wait to fire the Aqua Planet back up. :lol:

joe

[Fliger]

Hey Joe, Jesse can correct me if I'm wrong - but I think that was actually mine but I couldn't wait any longer. I needed the tank asap since all my SPS were at a friends, and the Crystal was gonna take another month. I'm probably upgrading to the 160XL very soon and I'll probably get it in the Crystal since the glass is very thick.

You got any pix?

[joetbs]

No, but I'll try to get some from the owner....

joe

[elosusa]

Yep, that was the way it worked but I am not sure if it was the exact same one. In Europe they sell very few crystal tanks so I assume it was but who knows. I do know when I took it off the truck I wanted to keep it and tell both of you to "get your own":) The first picture of this thread has a 160x160 in crystal and I am curious to see the 160xl in crystal. While Nick was here we talked about future plans for my "livingroom tank" and I don't know what size I would prefer more. The 120xl is pretty hard to beat as far as aquascaping options and relatively small water changes but the 160xl would be cool to see with 2 planet pendants and a suncolor evo in the middle:) Either way they are both cool tanks. For now I still like the size of the 120xl.

[Fliger]

LOL that sounded like I was bragging, obviously I wasn't. ;) I'd love to see pix if the owner allows it. Those Duncan frags would look awfully nice in a 160XL .... :lol:

[Ceak]

Jesse

I just noticed that the 160x160 tank on the first page of this thread has clear silicone, does Elos guarantee no bubbles when they use clear and is it as strong as the black?

thanks

[elosusa]

The 160x160 in that picture is a crystal (low iron) version and the clear silicone is commonly used on these tanks in Italy. The crystal tanks are very rare in Europe because our standard glass is a higher grade "float" glass and most don't opt for the extra cost of crystal. The seam material we use is made specially for us, to our specs, in small batches. I can't imagine a tank getting out of the factory with bubbles in the seams but if it did happen I would certainly warranty that, but I have never seen one. That tank is in an Aquastudio in Rome and if you have downloaded our catalog you will also see a 1000 gallon braceless tank that is another one of our stores. Honestly I am not sure which of the two materials we use is stronger but I can ask. Hope that helps.

[Ceak]

Thanks Jesse

I love the look of clear silicone. Here in America most manufacturers don't like to use it since it's supposedly harder to work with and not as strong as the black one...

If you could please enquire if this is true with the material used by Elos I would be thankfull.

Pat

[elosusa]

no problem